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Abstract
Perhaps the most important, and consistent, finding in existing research on bisexuality is the fact that bisexual people are more prone to mental health problems than either heterosexual, or lesbian and gay, people. This article considers bisexual mental health from an individual, and a community, perspective. It asks how we, as individuals, generally understand mental health, and what ideas might be useful in relation to this. It also asks how the bisexual and wider lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer communities that we are located in can relate to the ways in which we engage with mental health.
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Meg John Barker
Dr. Meg John Barker is a writer, academic, counsellor and activist specializing in sex and relationships. Meg John is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Open University and has published many academic books and papers on topics including nonmonogamous relationships, sadomasochism, counselling, and mindfulness, as well as coediting the journal Psychology & Sexuality. They were the lead author of BiUK's The Bisexuality Report, which has informed U.K. policy and practice around bisexuality. They are involved in running many public events on sexuality and relationships, including Sense about Sex, Critical Sexology, and Gender & Sexuality Talks. Meg John is also a UKCP-accredited therapist working with gender and sexually diverse clients. Meg John's (2013b) book Rewriting the Rules is a friendly guide love, sex and relationships, and they blog about these matters on www.rewriting-the-rules.com. Twitter: megbarkerpsych.